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McLaren Health Leader Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 5, 2022Samantha Jacques, PhD has been honored with a 2022 AAMI award, recognizing her commitment and insights in the health technology field. Jacques, vice president of Clinical Engineering at McLaren Health Care in Michigan, was presented with the John D. Hughes Iconoclast award in June at the AAMI eXchange conference in San Antonio, Texas. -
Focus on the Future: “HTM, I See You”
Martha VockleyJun 5, 2022“HTM, I see you,” said AAMI President and CEO Pamela Arora in the Opening Keynote at the AAMI eXchange in San Antonio, Texas. Arora shared her personal story and interviewed a star-studded cast of professionals for the event's Saturday main stage event. -
Exploring Virtual Reality for Clinical Education, Patient Therapy
Martha VockleyJun 5, 2022Virtual reality is not just for fun and games. Banner Health created a 360-degree virtual reality simulation to train clinicians to treat patients with obstetric hemorrhage, which is a leading cause of maternal death. It's just one example of applying VR that the health organization showcased at AAMI eXchange 2022. -
Is Your SPD Prepared to Reprocess Robotic Instruments
Brian StallardJun 5, 2022Are robotic instruments, endoscopes, and associated ES cables hard to reprocess? No. But they do require special attention, which could make it difficult to fit them into your current SSD process, says Stuart White of CMR Surgical during AAMI eXchange 2022. -
CommonSpirit Health Specialist Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 4, 2022Richard Lee Chamberlain has been honored with a 2022 AAMI award, recognizing his commitment and insights in the health technology field. Chamberlain, a field service specialist at CommonSpirit Health in Kentucky, was presented with the AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award in June at the AAMI eXchange conference in San Antonio, Texas. -
Northwest Territories Engineer Recognized with Humanitarian AAMI & ACCE Award
Jun 4, 2022Kevin Taylor has been honored with the 2022 AAMI award, recognizing his commitment and insights in the health technology field. A Territorial Manager of Biomedical Engineering at the Northwest Territories Health & Social Services Authority in Canada, Taylor was presented with the AAMI Foundation & ACCE Robert L Morris Humanitarian Award in June at the AAMI eXchange conference in San Antonio, Texas. -
BryKor LLC President Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 4, 2022Trabue D. Bryans, has been honored with a 2022 AAMI award, recognizing her commitment and insights in the health technology field. Bryans, the President of BryKor LLC in Georgia, was presented with the Spirit of AAMI award in June at the AAMI eXchange conference in San Antonio, Texas. -
Asimily Leader Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 4, 2022Priyanka Upendra, senior director of Customer Success at Asimily, has been honored with the 2022 HTM Leadership Award, recognizing her commitment and insights in the health technology field. -
Veterans Affairs Engineers Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 4, 2022Scott Kopp and Nick Muhlenbruch have been honored with a 2022 AAMI award, recognizing their commitment and insights in the health technology field. The two biomedical engineers serving the Office of Healthcare Technology Management, Department of Veterans Affairs have received the AAMI & Becton Dickinson's Patient Safety Award. -
UCSD Medical Director of Cybersecurity Recognized With 2022 AAMI Award
Jun 4, 2022Christian Dameff, MD, has been honored with a 2022 AAMI award, recognizing his commitment and insights in the health technology field. Please join us in congratulating this Cybersecurity Visionary. -
2022 AAMI Business Meeting to Take Place on June 5
Gavin SternJun 3, 2022AAMI’s annual business meeting will take place on Saturday, June 5 from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. CT at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 210AB, in San Antonio, TX. Elected Board and Committee members will begin their terms immediately after the meeting. -
AAMI eXchange 2022: What You Can't Miss!
Jun 3, 2022Are you ready? AAMI eXchange is happening on June 3 through 6 in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. After two years of remote events, AAMI is pulling out all the stops for this in-person healthcare technology conference! Here's a heads-up for what's in store... -
HTM Employee Retention Survey: Amid Brain Drain and the Great Resignation, HTM Must Focus on Value
Heather R. JohnsonJun 1, 2022Whether for better pay, career advancement, or early retirement, talented professionals across the HTM space are on the move. What can healthcare technology leaders do to retain talented staff? More than 1400 HTM professionals weighed in on what keeps them with an employer in an eye opening AAMI survey. -
AAMI Response to GI Societies Joint Statement on ANSI/AAMI ST91
AAMIJun 1, 2022Patient safety is paramount across the healthcare field and is one of AAMI’s core values. In this statement, AAMI provides a response to the GI Societies Joint Statement on ANSI/AAMI ST91. -
Prepare for the Future of HTM with AAMI President Pamela Arora & Guests
Brian StallardMay 26, 2022The evolution of medical devices certainly isn’t slowing. What comes next and will healthcare technology management professionals be able to keep up? AAMI President and CEO Pamela Arora will be joined by four industry experts to explore this question and more in a special panel during AAMI eXchange. Here's what's in store... -
AAMI Names 2022 Award Winners
May 26, 2022You could say they're the real stars of AAMI eXchange 2022... AAMI, the AAMI Foundation, and our generous awards sponsors are proud to announce the 2022 AAMI Awards recipients. Congratulations to these giants in the health technology field! -
Growing Impact of Cybersecurity in HTM Inspires Learning Opportunities at AAMI eXchange
Cole DemertMay 25, 2022"Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important both for manufacturers and HDO" says the founder and CEO of ASIMILY. Find out why you should care about sprucing up the cybersecurity preparedness in you department, and what learning opportunities a dedicated track at AAMI eXchange has to offer. -
Europe recognizes ISO 14971:2019, Application of risk management to medical devices
Joe Lewelling, Senior Advisor on Content & StrategyMay 23, 2022The European Union has recognized EN ISO 14971:2019 as “Harmonized” and listed to the EU’s Medical Device Regulation. What does this mean for the regulation of medical devices in Europe and what brought us here? -
AAMI eXchange 2022: What SPD Professionals Shouldn’t Miss
Brian StallardMay 19, 2022What can SPDs expect to learn from the upcoming AAMI eXchange 2022? How about reprocessing robotic surgery instruments? Or... new best practices for switching modalities, or quality management. And we can't forget the sessions that will cover the brand new ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021! You don't want to miss it. -
AAMI Foundation Names Six 2022 Scholarship Recipients
Erin ClancyMay 18, 2022Congratulations to the six high school and college students who have been awarded a 2022 scholarship from the AAMI Foundation’s Michael J. Miller Scholarship Program. Ranging from passionate career changers to aspiring scientists, these deserving recipients are enriching the HTM field with their commitment to device efficacy and patient safety.